A 56-year-old rhinoceros, the oldest in the U.S., has died in Tennessee after exceeding the median life expectancy for her ...

Houston has seen snow only 11 times since records began, and the animals at Houston Zoo had a great time exploring the ...

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they know it, they’re hooked: spending hours staring through the glass at panda habitats, pouring over clips of the bears online and ...

It’s panda-monium! Two giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing Bao are on display at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY on people's reaction to these adorable animals.

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a ...

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in the spotlight after a three-month wait and 8,000 mile trip from ...

WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on Friday. Zoo workers and city ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut Friday, promising a day of “pandamonium” for visitors.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, second from right, claps to the sounds of Crush Funk Brass Band during the opening ceremony celebrating the Smithsonian National Zoo's new Giant Pandas on ...